The Hawaii Shredder's blog!

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 06 Nov 2005 09:38

Hey all. I meant to post this a while ago. Let me begin. I’m 13, I’ve been playing for less than two months. I first got interested in “hacky sack”. Kids were playing it at our school all the time (I’m a new kid there). I got interested and started playing. I’m no social guy so I have no way to make friends, so I’m mostly a lonely guy in a corner of a room drawing or reading. Anyway, I thought maybe I can prove to everyone that I can be good at “hacky sack” and got my own (it really sucks..) and I would play for like 2 hours a day. I got all my basic kicks and toe stall down at that time. Then I searched hacky sack online and footbag came up. I looked up in forums and asked what would the best footbag be to get. Everyone said Mr. Sandbags or Sandmaster. I didn’t want to order online so I went to walmart and got the sandmaster. I loved it! I played with it non-stop. My mom would have to yell to me upstairs telling me to stop jumping around. I realized how bad my shoes are and wanted lavers. Took a while to get them, they were worth the wait

, I got my first Mr. Sandbag a while ago and then my second. I love ‘em all. I got into sewing footbags and I love that too. Since I live in Hawaii (forgot to mention that), there is a lot of sand to use. So when I’m tired or it’s too late to play, I can sew. I made my first 32 panel just two days ago and it’s alright. Out of shape but….yeah.. I’ve mastered all basic kicks and stalls, legover, atw, jester, clipper, leg wrap, pendulum, walkover, and I hit pick up a lot yesterday.. curenntly trying to master:pickup, mirage, pixie, hopover, illusion..and all the rest of the 2 Adds.. Oh and I can do butterfly… Now no one wants to play with me at school 'cuz they all say I'm too good which is now boring.. And my friend who was crazy about footbag is jealous when I showed with atw after I mastered it.. I'm not trying to be the best or anything.. I don't care! I'm no show off, I just want friends...yeah well just bored and I bet I bored you with this post..feel free to PM me or email or communicate with a fire or something. I’m always around, just look in the corner of the room at the kid with blonde hair and lavers, who obsessively protects them.

Bander87 · Post by **Bander87** » 06 Nov 2005 11:33

Ha, I'm too "good" for my circle at school too. They hate it when I keep the bag and keep doing tricks. Dang, and all I do is spins, stalls, and flying clippers, lol. I can't wait till I bring my lavers. So I sometimes play with just one other friend who acuatly enjoys watching moves.

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 06 Nov 2005 14:42

Well at school they don't even let me play even if I kick it normally.. I was the one to bring footbag to school and they all show off by stalling it on their a$s's ('scuse me) its true though.. It would be so awesome to have another player at my school who was just as crazy as me and was like Fearless.. but no one really plays in Hawaii

That is why I must pread it!

We will all live under the reign of footbag! AHAHAHAHAHAHA YES YES! FOOTBAG

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 06 Nov 2005 15:43

thats retarded they dont 'let' u hack with them...everyone in my skool wants me to hack with them, im there god..at lunch time anyways...

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 06 Nov 2005 16:16

Hey man, good to hear you are dedicated and enjoying footbag so much.

sloooowly people will start to want to learn with you, you just need the right attitude.

there is a very very very slim chance that myself and Peng will be in Hawaii this summer. We will FOR SURE shred like.. every damn day if that magical dream comes true.

don't get your hopes up though, I havn't let myself either because that would be too frigging amazing.

Oh, and I can do that fearless stuff you wanna see too.

good luck with footbag man, you just have to show people how fun it is and they will want to do it too.

HooD · Post by **HooD** » 06 Nov 2005 19:03

you just need the right attitude.

Yeah totally ~! Good to hear you're starting off with a real optimistic point of view. Keep us updated one your progress and hopefully you'll meet some new people through footbag. It is a great medium to socialize, but also find yourself as you spend hours practicing and learning what you can do by yourself.

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 06 Nov 2005 20:44

Actually, I only wrote that offensive thing for the first time. I never have been mean or rude to anyone. It just gets annoying when they say "Can I borrow you hacky sack damenoke?" They can't even pernounce my name after like 500 times of showing.. Oh yeah, I never told anyone here how to pronounce my name.. Dominik: Dough-me-neek. Its Polish

Thats right, I'm like half Polish. I only know a few words.. I was playing for like 2 hours today and I'm getting better at pick-ups

I was playing and a guy was driving his car, he stopped and was like

and waved.

I just wish I could play at school with more people 'cuz I feel better than playing by the trees like I'm hiding

I'm not shy or nothing, just every time I play with other people they go "showoff! stop getting so good" and they all hit the worst combo (like toe>toe>head stall) and they jump around insanely and laugh throwing down their footbag and saying beat that idiot! Everyone at my school smokes (even kids who are like 11!) and they are all crazy.. Which sucks since some kids who I like to hand out with do so I avoid them 'cuz I see them smoking and thats the last thing I ever want to do. And 'cuz of that they don't think I'm cool so don't play footbag with me..

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 07 Nov 2005 04:32

ohh, well screw them, its good you dont want to smoke!, and it takes time to make friends relax let them come to you

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 07 Nov 2005 14:30

I know, but I' am here at school and I can hear the other students saying who doesn't smoke and they only said the 6th and 7th graders. They are all the most annoying kids.. I'm not trying to be mean but I hate to be around them. So all kids above 7th grade smoke.. They are all asking me to their houses and thats where they say they smoke.. they even ask me and tell me to try! I never go to places in our towns or have any way to meet any one so I doubt I'll make "friends" just people who I might hang out with. I'm not saying this in a downward way like no motivation or I might be like

K, teachers coming....

cya

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 07 Nov 2005 15:35

haha shredder i sent that previous message while in school too, i hate when the teachers catch me posting on forums!

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 07 Nov 2005 22:12

I never have and didn't get caught, it's just my teacher was walking towards me. Luckily I'm fast with the computer so I switch to another program

The computer class is so boring..we do nothing..

getting a bit better at pickup, I'm like now 5-6 out of ten hits I make it

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 08 Nov 2005 15:25

nice job on those pick ups!

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 09 Nov 2005 18:19

Thanks, I hit it one with my left today, I need to learn with both sides..
My friend is back into footbag and eager to learn to tricks

I have no time to really play though..just like 15 minutes or so at school

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 10 Nov 2005 13:24

oh, man that sux u can only practice up to 15 mins a day?? jus shred in ur house or outside its so nice in Hawaii i thought??

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 10 Nov 2005 14:43

Yeah it is..in Hilo..a part of the island.. I live in a part where it rains like 24/7...

I got to play 20 minutes today...still at school..won't get home till like 6 when it's dark and I can't play 'cuz we have guests and I can't jump around annoying them, they hate footbag.

Once winter break is here, its my turn to play 24/7!

I hit mirage 4 times today, and my pick ups are like 5-7 out of ten tries.

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 13 Nov 2005 14:38

Alright! I can do mirage once in a while.

I got to play for about 20 minutes today..its raining..way too slippery. Before, when it rained, I slipped and scraped my left leg, a lot of blood too

I have a small scar

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 13 Nov 2005 15:54

ouch. but hey, chicks dig scars

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 13 Nov 2005 17:53

Uh...sure, not at our school, they only like boys who smoke

I don't care though, they all are the most unatractive ppl I've ever seen..

Shredder- · Post by **Shredder-** » 14 Nov 2005 17:24

Woohooo! I stopped raining for like 3 hours! I got to shred for like an hour and a half, it felt soooo good. I just came back (took a shower of course..). I hit illusion 5 times!!!! Along with that, i did pincher like 50 times. I' am getting a bit better with pickup on my left. I did this which I thought was kinda cool...: right (leg) clipper> OP legover> Same Illusion> Op pickup (left).. I did it just when a bus stopped and dropped off other kids, the other kids dropped off were kinda staring at me. I think they are about my age..like 15 or so. It would be cool to shred with them, they live just a few houses down, I'm not social so I can't get myself to walk up to 'em and ask them to play...

Well I hope I master all the 2 Adds soon! I can't wait to move on the 3 Adds. My friend and I will be going to the mall to shred and get public attention, hopefully someone will ask about it and we get more people to shred!! I'm starting my next 32-panel, I'm on the 7th one, I'm doing it carefully so I don't mess up like my other one. I also was gonna film myself today, but my camera doesn't work!!

I was gonna do all this stuff and add addition stuff, I'm thinking of showing Hawaii a bit..a lot of people don't know what it looks like, and where I shred, and how much it rains

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 15 Nov 2005 19:00

def. try to make a video that wud be really skool shredder!